Florida flying disc history

The Sunshine
State of Flight.

Meet the pioneers. Explore the museum. Follow the flight.

John Kirkland in a historical freestyle photograph used on his Florida Hall profile. The source filename identifies a heel-tip image; the photographer, exact event, and date are not supplied.

Inside the museum

Do not throw
the artifacts.

Look closer at the discs, equipment and photographs that tell the story.

Open the collection

Finished commemorative disc featuring Steve Slasor’s inaugural Florida Hall artwork. Museum archive photograph, file “20220101_182130.jpg.” The image documents the physical object; the file name is not evidence of an induction-ceremony date.

Find your flight.

Four ways into Florida flying disc history.

Disc Golf World News cover commemorating Ken Climo’s seventh Open world championship in 1996. Publication credit: Disc Golf World News; reproduced in the PDGA’s Pro Worlds history. The photograph’s capture date is not established.

Early Flying Disc History →

John Kirkland in a historical freestyle photograph used on his Florida Hall profile. The source filename identifies a heel-tip image; the photographer, exact event, and date are not supplied.